laia CUTE 4K AI 2021 Huddlecam Huddle Room Video Conferencing User Manual

Laia CUTE 4K AI 2021 Huddlecam Huddle Room Video Conferencing

Attentions

This manual introduces functions, installation, and operations for the camera in detail. Please read this manual thoroughly before installation and use.

How to Use

To prevent damage to this product or any product connected to it, this product can only be used within the specified range.

1. Do not expose the product to rain or moisture.
2. To prevent the risk of electric shock, do not open the case. Installation and maintenance should only be carried out by qualified technicians.
3. Do not use the product beyond the specified temperature, humidity or power supply specifications.
4.  Wipe it with a soft, dry cloth when cleaning the camera lens. Wipe it gently with a mild detergent if needed. Do not use strong or corrosive detergents to avoid scratching the lens and affecting the image;

Electrical Safety

Installation and use of this product must strictly comply with local electrical safety standards.

Handle with Care

Avoid damage to products caused by heavy pressure, strong vibration, or immersion during transportation, storage, and installation.

Install with Caution

1. Do not rotate the camera head violently, otherwise, it may cause mechanical failure;
2. This product should be placed on a stable desktop or another horizontal surface. Do not install the product obliquely, otherwise, it may display an inclined image;
3. If the camera is installed on a TV or computer, the base can be fixed by four double-sided adhesive trays.
4.  The housing of this product is made of organic materials. Do not expose it to any liquid, gas or solids which may corrode the shell.
5. Ensure there are no obstacles within the rotation range of the holder.
6.  Do not power on before complete installation.

Do not Disassemble the Product Without Permission

This product contains no parts which can be maintained by users themselves. Any damage caused by dismantling the product by the user without permission is not covered by a warranty.

Magnetic Interference

Electromagnetic fields at specific frequencies may affect the image. This product is Class A. It may cause radio interference in household applications. The appropriate measure is required.

Fast Installation

Camera Interface

1. Camera lens
2. Bracket
3.  Built-in MIC
4.  Tripod fixing hole
5. Positioning hole
6.  USB 3.0 output interface

Camera Operation

1.  Product Installation: Fix the device on the LCD screen, top of the computer; directly put it on a desk or on tripod mounting.
2.  Connect the camera via USB cable to a computer, video conference terminal, or other USB input device, log in to the video conference software, and select a video device to have image output.

Product Overview

Dimensions

Accessories

Check and confirm all accessories are provided as listed in sheet 2.1.

Accessories

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Wireless remote controller
USB3.0 cable
Warranty card
Cushion

Main Features

This product is a new 4K UHD ePTZ video conference camera. It is built with AI functions, which can automatically frame all people in the meeting and make them in the middle of the scene. It also has perfect functions and superior performance, which adopts advanced ISP processing algorithms so as to provide vivid images with evenly clear brightness, strong color layering, high resolution, and fantastic color rendition. Easy and convenient to install and maintain, stable and reliable.

•  4K UHD: It employs a 1/2.5 inch, 8 million pixels high-quality CMOS sensor; supports 4K UHD; provides 4K@ 30fps MJPG video resolution at most, and provides clear UHD video and vivid expressions and movements. At the same time, it is compatible with 1080p and 720p resolutions.
•  EPTZ: EPTZ and 4X digital Zoom
•  Built-in pickup: Includes 2 built-in pickups, and an all-around pickup. Antique noise suppression algorithm ensures your voice is perfect. The effective pickup distance is up to 5 meters.
• Dual-stream output: The USB3.0 port support mainstream and sub-stream output at the same time.
•  Auto framing: With an excellent facial detection algorithm, automatically adjust the zoom according to the number of people in the meeting. It can frame all the meeting people and make them shown in the middle of the scene.
• Wide view angle without distortion: 120° super wide view angle lens for options
• Low Noise and High SNR: Low Noise CMOS effectively ensures high SNR of video. The image is still clear even under low light conditions.
•  Multiple Installations: Standard equipped with mold clamp. Easy to install on any device, such as an LCD screen, PC, table, or tripod.
•  Easy to Use: No need to download driver; USB Plug and play.
•  Wide Applications: Personal video conferencing, enterprise video conferencing, unified collaboration and etc.

Technical Specifications

Camera Parameter
Image Sensor| 1/2.5 Inch High Quality 4K CMOS Sensor
Effective Pixels| 8.28MP 16:9
Video output port| 1* USB3.0, Type B, support audio output over USB3.0
Audio input| 2 built-in MIC pickups
View Angle| 126°(D)/120°(H)/85°(V)
Video Format| Main stream: 3840×2160@30fps、1920×1080P@30fps/25fps、1280×720P@30fps/25fps, etc.

Sub-stream:1280×720P@30fps/25fps 、 640×480P@30fps/25fps； 320×172P@30fps/25fps, etc.

Min Illumination| 0.1Lux (F1.8, AGC ON)
Lens| f=2.72mm
Aperture| F2.5
Digital zoom| 4X
DNR| 2D & 3D DNR
Ultra-low illumination| On/off
White Balance| Auto / Manual/ One Push/ 3000K/ 3500K/ 4000K/ 4500K/ 5000K/ 5500K/ 6000K/ 6500K/ 7000K
Focus| Auto / Manual/ One push Focus
Exposure| Auto / Manual
Auto framing| On/off/sensitivity
Backlight compensation| On/off
Dual stream| On/off
SNR| >55dB
USB Feature
Operation Systems| Windows 7(1080p at the most), Windows 8.1, Windows 10 ; macOS™ 10.10 or higher, Linux (Require to support UVC.)
Video Compression format| YUY2, MJPG, H.264, H.265
Audio over USB3.0| Support
USB

communication protocol

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UVC, UAC

PTZ control| Support EPTZ
Hardware requirement| 2.4 GHz Intel@ Core 2 Duo processor or higher，2GB RAM or more， USB 2.0

/USB3.0 port (USB 3.0 is needed for 4K)

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| Other Parameters
Input Voltage| 5V
Input Current| 1A(Max.)
Power consumption| 5W(Max.)
Store Temperature| -10℃～+60℃
Store Humidity| 20%～90%
Working

Temperature

| -10℃～+50℃
Working Humidity| 20%～80%
Dimension（WHD）| 222mm×93.25mm×56.5mm
Weight| Around 0.53kg
Application| Indoor
Accessory| User Manual; Warranty card, remote controller, USB3.0 cable

Interface Instruction
External Interface
The interface illustration is as Figure 2.4 below:

 Application Instruction

Keys Instruction
Standby Key
After a 3s long press, the camera will be in standby mode. Long press 3s again, and the camera will self-test again and back to the HOME position. Note: If preset 0 is set, there is no operation within 12s, the camera head will automatically point to the specified preset 0 positions.

Camera Address Selection Select the camera address
Number Key
Set or call 0-9 presets

*2. , # Key
Key combination use Long Press 5s “SET” + “” at the same time, the WR controller is light on, releases hands. Power on the camera again, it will successfully paired with WR controller. Long Press 5s “SET” + “” at the same time, the WR controller is light on, releases hands. Power on the camera again, it will cancel to paired with WR controller.
Focus Control Key**

1. Auto Focus: Enter into auto focus mode.
2. Manual Focus: The camera focus mode is manual

Switch the camera focus mode to manual focus by pressing [focus +] or [focus -] to adjust.
Zoom Control Key

1. Zoom＋: Lens near
2. Zoom－: Lens far

Set or Clear Preset key

1. Set Preset: Set preset key + 0-9 number key
2. Clear Preset key: Clear preset key + 0-9 number key

Electronic Pan/Tilt Control Key

• Press         Key: Up
• Press         Key : Down
• Press        Key : Left
• Press        Key: Right

“HOME” Key: Return to the middle position or enter into the sub-menu 9. BLC Control Key
Back Light ON / OFF: Turn on or off the backlight

Menu Setting

1. Open or close the OSD menu
2. Enter/exit the OSD menu or return to the previous menu

Address Setting

1. 【*】+【＃】+【F1】:Camera Address No.1
2. 【*】+【＃】+【F2】:Camera Address No. 2
3. 【*】+【＃】+【F3】:Camera Address No. 3
4. 【*】+【＃】+【F4】:Camera Address No. 4

Key Combination Functions

1. 【#】+【#】+【#】:Clear all presets
2. 【*】+【#】+【6】:Restore factory defaults
3.  【*】+【#】+【9】:Flip switch
4. 【*】+【#】+【4】:Menu set to English
5. 【*】+【#】+【3】:Menu set to Chinese
6. 【*】+【#】+【0-9】: Switch video format

Applications
Power on the camera, press the “ SET ” and “ * ” keys together for 5 seconds, the indicator light will be on. Then release the button and power on the camera again when the light is flashing. The matching process will be done when the indicator light stops flashing. Then users can control the pan/tilt/zoom, set and call preset positions via the wireless remote controller.

Key Instruction:

1. In this instruction, “press the key” means a click rather than a long-press, and a special note will be given if a long-press for more than one second is required.
2.  When a key combination is required, do it in sequence. For example,“ 【】+【#】+ 【F1】” means press“【】” first and then press“【#】” and last press“【F1】”.

Camera Selection

Select the camera address to control.

Pan/Tilt Control

• Up:           press
• Left:          press
• Down:      press
• Right:       press

Back to the middle position: press“【HOME】”
Press and hold the up/down/left/right key, the pan/tilt will keep running, from slow to fast, until it runs to the endpoint; the pan/tilt running stops as soon as the key is released.

Presets

1. Preset setting: to set a preset position, the users should press the “【SET PRESET】” key first and then press the number key 0-9 to set a relative preset,
   Note: 10 preset positions in total are available by remote controller.

2.  Preset calling: Press a number key 0-9 directly to call a relative preset.
   Note: Action in vain if a relative preset position does not exist.

3.  Preset clearing: to clear a preset position, the user can press the “【CLEAR PRESET】” key first and then press the number key 0-9 to clear the relative preset;

Note: press the“【#】” key three times continually to cancel all the presets.

Zoom Control

1. ZOOM IN: press the “ZOOM “ key
2. ZOOM OUT: press the “ZOOM ” key

Press and hold the key, the camera will keep zooming in or zooming out and stops as soon as the key is released.

Focus Control

1. Focus (near): Press the “【focus+】” key (Valid only in manual focus mode)
2. Focus (far): Press the “【focus-】” key (Valid only in manual focus mode)
3. Auto Focus: yes
4. Manual Focus: yes

Press and hold the key, the action of focus will keep continue and stops as soon as the key is released.

Address Setting

1. 【*】+【＃】+【F1】:Camera Address No.1
2. 【*】+【＃】+【F2】:Camera Address No. 2
3. 【*】+【＃】+【F3】:Camera Address No. 3
4. 【*】+【＃】+【F4】:Camera Address No. 4

MENU SETTING

Main Menu
When using MJPG/ H.264 / H.265 compression, press the 【MENU】key to display the menu, using the scroll arrow to point at or highlight the selected items.

1.  Language Setting： press 【← →】key to select Language
2. Image Style Setting: press the 【← →】key to select style
3.  Exposure Setting

Move the pointer to EXPOSURE in the Main Menu, click the 【HOME 】and enter the (EXPOSURE SET) as follows:

• Mode: Auto, Manual, Shutter priority, Iris priority, and Brightness priority.
• EV: On/Off (only available in auto mode) Compensation Level: -7~7 (only available in auto mode when EV is ON)
• BLC: ON/OFF for options (only available in auto mode) 1 ~ 8, close Dynamic range: adjustable items:
• Anti-Flicker: OFF/50Hz/60Hz for options (only available in Auto/Iris priority/Brightness priority modes)
• Gain Limit: 0~15(only available in Auto/ Iris priority /Brightness priority mode)
• WDR: Off,1~8
• Shutter Priority: 1/25,1/30,1/50,1/60,1/90,1/100,1/120,1/180,1/250,1/350,1/500,1/1000,1/2000,1/3000,1/4000, 1/6000, 1/10000 (only available in Manual and Shutter priority mode)
• Brightness: 0~23 (only available in Brightness priority mode)

Color Setting

Move the pointer to COLOR in the Main Menu, click the【HOME】and enter the (COLOR SET) as follows:

• WB Mode: Auto, Manual, One Push, 3000K, 3500K, 4000K, 4500K, 5000K, 5500K, 6000K, 6500K, 7000K
• RG Tuning: -10~10 (only available in Manual mode)
• BG Tuning: -10~10 (only available in Manual mode)
• Red Gain: 0~255 (only available in Manual mode)
• Blue Gain: 0~255 (only available in Manual mode)
• Saturation: 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%, 110%, 120%,130%, 140%,150%, 160%, 170%, 180%, 190%, 200%
• Hue: 0~14
• AWB Sensitivity: high/middle/low (only available in Manual mode)

Image Setting

Move the pointer to IMAGE in the Menu, click the【HOME】and enter the (IMAGE) as follows,

• Brightness: 0~14
• Flip-H: On/Off
• Gamma: default, 0.45, 0.50, 0.55, 0.63
• DCI: Dynamic Contrast: Off,1～8
• Contrast: 0~14
• Flip-V: On/Off
• Sharpness: 0~15
• B &W Mode: color, black/white

Focus Setting

Move the pointer to FOCUS in the Menu, click the【HOME】and enter the (FOCUS) as follows:

• Focus Mode: Auto, manual, one-push
• AF-Zone: Up, middle, down, overall
• AF-Sensitivity: High, middle, low

 Noise Reduction Setting

Move the pointer to NOISE REDUCTION in the Menu, click the【HOME】and enter the (NOISE REDUCTION) as follows,

• 2D Noise Reduction: Auto, close, 1~7
• 3D Noise Reduction: Close, 1~8
• Dynamic Hot Pixel: Close, 1~5

Auto Framing Setting

Move the pointer to Auto Framing in the Menu, click the 【← →】keys to set ON/OFF.

Sensitivity
The camera framing speed can be adjusted.

Dual Stream Setting

Move the pointer to Dual Stream in the Menu, click the 【← →】keys to set ON/OFF.

Version

Move the pointer to VERSION

Restore Default

Move the pointer to RESTORE DEFAULT in the Main Menu, click 【HOME】and enter RESTORE DEFAULT as below:

Restore default: Yes/No for options. (the video format and color style won’t be restored)
Note: If the address of the former remoter is not 1 but another one from 2,3,4, the corresponding camera address will restore to 1 when all parameters or system parameters are restored. User should change the remoter address to be 1 (press No.1 according to the camera so to get normal operation)

 Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Maintenance

1.  Please disconnect the camera if it is not used for a long time.
2. Use a soft cloth or tissue to clean the camera cover.
3. Wipe it with a soft, dry cloth when cleaning the camera lens. Wipe it gently with a mild detergent if needed. Do not use strong or corrosive detergents to avoid scratching the lens and affecting the image;

Troubleshooting

1.  No video output
2.  Check whether the USB cable is connected well and the power indicator light is ON.
3. Whether the machine could do a self-check after restarted.
4.  Restart the PC
5. Check whether the camera is well recognized by the PC
6. No image sometimes
7. Check the USB cable quality and whether connected well.
8. Image dithering when zoom-in or zoom-out.
9. Check whether the camera installation position is solid
10. Whether there is a shaking machine or objects around the camera
11. The remote controller cannot work
12. Re-match the camera and the wireless remote controller
13. Set the camera address to 1 (The camera address would be back to 1 after restore default setting)
14. Check whether the battery is installed on the remote controller or low .
15. Check the camera working mode is the normal operating mode (see Table 2.2 and Table2.3)
16. Exit the menu, the menu is only displayed under MJPG/H.264/H.265 compression format.

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